A large alligator was caught on video "chomping at the bit" to get into a Southwest Florida home on May 9, 2025.

It happened Friday, May 9, in the Tortuga neighborhood in Fort Myers and Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived to find it sitting on someone’s porch — with a red lawn chair awkwardly stuck on ...

A 9-foot alligator, affectionately nicknamed "Elvis," was found casually lounging in the parking lot of Fishhawk Early Learning Preschool in Lithia on Tuesday.

Here’s what you should do if there’s a gator in your yard and what to do if you have to run or swim away from one. Gator removal in Florida: What to do if you see an alligator in your backyard ...